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• Setting the Course for the New Year

  

  I've mentioned before that I lived on a yacht and sailed around for two years. We sailed north. We sailed south. We sailed coastal. We sailed offshore. We saile... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2013 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Amazon's Best Sellers of the Year: Even Slate Gets It About Sarah Young...

  

  Slate presents "Amazon's Best-Selling Books of 2013, and What They Tell Us About America"Even Slate gets it about Sarah Young's #5 seller, Jesus Calling"We’re... Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2013 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• My Top Posts of the Year

  

  I'm preparing my annual earthquake update chart, comparing the number of quakes in the 5, 6, 7, and 8+ magnitude range to USGS annual benchmark, from 2001... Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2013 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• South Sudan Erupts in Ethnic Violence and Inches Toward Civil War; US Involved

  

  Over the last week a hot war has broken out in South Sudan. I've stayed away from political and war stories the last few days due to the holiday but it is... Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2013 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• He Came Down!

  Today is a day we celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior. He deigned to leave his holy place and incarnate as God and as Man, to live among us. His story... Read more

  Posted on 25 December 2013 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• "He Shall Be Called a Nazarene": God is the Author of the Future

  

  "But when Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying, “Rise, take the child and his mother and go to the land of... Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2013 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Christmas, Malachi 1, and the Nature of True Worship

  

  In Malachi 1:6-14, the LORD our God rebukes the priests and the people for offering polluted worship. Let's take a look at what proper worship is by first... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2013 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Creation Grace: Winter Air

  

  This is a photo I took of a Maine lake, frozen over in winter. The red square in the middle is an ice shanty on the frozen water. The houses on the right are... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2013 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Scripture Cannot Be Broken

  

  I don't know of any man who would use a chain with a broken link to pull a car out of a ditch. It doesn't make sense. As soon as one link is destroyed, the... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2013 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Cultural Narcissism, Obama's Selfie, and Prophecy

  

  When Former President of South Africa Nelson Mandela died, Barack Obama attended the memorial service. There were many other Heads of State in attendance of... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2013 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Should Phil Robertson Have Been Graphic in Describing the Homosexual Act?

  

  How helpful or unhelpful were the remarks Phil Robertson of Duck Dynasty made in the January 2014 edition of GQ about the graphic nature of the homosexual act? Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2013 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Movie Review: Becoming Santa

  

  The minute you mention "documentary," people turn off. But a documentary oftentimes is no different than reality TV, which many say they love. Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2013 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Phil Robertson, Duck Dynasty, A&E, and GLAAD: See What Dunamis Power Does...

  

  Phil RobertsonA E, the cable television station Arts and Entertainment, began producing a reality tv show two years ago called Duck Dynasty. The show centers... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2013 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• High and Lifted up

  

  As I drove to school, the full moon was ahead of me. It hung there in the deep sapphire sky, glowing and bright."And God said, “Let there be lights in the... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2013 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• What is the Clearest Sign of the Approaching Return of Jesus Christ?

  

  There is no doctrine I can mention which someone purporting to be a Christian doesn't refute.In the old days, lol, five years ago when I started this blog,... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2013 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Snow in Middle East: Move Over Jerusalem, Cairo, Amman, Damascus and Alkan...

  

  I had reported to you about the massive snowstorm in the Middle East last week. It affected Egypt and Israel and nearby environs As I noted int he title, and... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2013 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Sunday Martyr Moment: "Into the Kiln!" and the End of Emperor Valerian

  Foxe's Book of Martyrs. According to this summary from Christian Book Summaries,Writing in the mid-1500s, John Foxe was living in the midst of intense... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2013 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• All Have Sinned

  

  We're all familiar with one of the most familiar New Testament verses, Romans 3:23."for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,"According to Strong'... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2013 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Does It Really Matter What Kind of Worship Music is Played in Church Services?

  

  "But now bring me a musician.” And when the musician played, the hand of the LORD came upon him." (2 Kings 3:15)To answer the question I'd posed in the title... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2013 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Snow in Cairo for 1st Time in 100 Years, Huge Storm in Jerusalem, Snow in...

  

  The Lord is sending some strange weather to us these days. There's snow in the desert, and snow in summer. While supposed weather experts are still clinging to... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2013 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY